''Listen'' is the fourth album from
contemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music, also known as CCM, Christian pop, and occasionally inspirational music is a genre of modern popular music, and an aspect of Christian media, which is lyrically focused on matters related to the Christian faith and s ...
singer
Cindy Morgan
Cindy Morgan (born Cynthia Ann Cichorski; September 29, 1954) is an American actress known for her appearances as Lora/Yori in ''Tron'' and Lacey Underall in ''Caddyshack''.
Life and career
Morgan was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Polish and ...
. It was released in 1996 by Word Records. It moved further from dance-pop into a singer-songwriterly vein.
Track listing
All songs written by Cindy Morgan, except where noted.
# "The Master's Hand" – 3:55
# "God Is Love" – 3:25
# "They Say It's Love ('Stars')" – 3:36
# "Need" – 3:31
# "Jamie" – 3:01
# "Listen"
(Morgan, Cova Morgan, Andrew Ramsey) – 3:46
# "The Promise" – 4:10
# "Lord We Come" – 0:58
# "Moon Days"
(Morgan, Ramsey, Brent Bourgeois
Brent Thomas Bourgeois (born June 16, 1958) is an American rock musician, songwriter, and producer. He was co-leader of the band Bourgeois Tagg with Larry Tagg, and has released several solo albums. His later work has been classified in the gen ...
, Brent Lenthall) – 3:53
# "To Fly" – 3:55
# "Gravity" – 3:42
# "Will You Be There?" – 1:33
Trivia
* The lyrics to "Listen" were written by Cova Morgan, Cindy's father, in the 70s.
Personnel
* Cindy Morgan – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic piano
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Brent Bourgeois
Brent Thomas Bourgeois (born June 16, 1958) is an American rock musician, songwriter, and producer. He was co-leader of the band Bourgeois Tagg with Larry Tagg, and has released several solo albums. His later work has been classified in the gen ...
– keyboards, additional acoustic piano (3), backing vocals
*
Tom Howard – additional keyboards, string arrangements and conductor
*
Gordon Kennedy – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, coral
electric sitar
An electric sitar is a type of electric guitar designed to mimic the sound of the sitar, a traditional musical instrument of India. Depending on the manufacturer and model, these instruments bear varying degrees of resemblance to the traditional ...
* Jerry McPherson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar,
banjo
The banjo is a stringed instrument with a thin membrane stretched over a frame or cavity to form a resonator. The membrane is typically circular, and usually made of plastic, or occasionally animal skin. Early forms of the instrument were fashi ...
, weird sounds
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Andrew Ramsey – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, backing vocals
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Brent Milligan
Brent Milligan is an American record producer and session bass guitar player currently residing in Nashville, Tennessee.
Background
Brent Milligan was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and moved to Nashville after graduating from Louisiana State U ...
– bass
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Aaron Smith – drums
* Raymond Boyd – percussion
* Brent Lenthall – percussion
* Mark Douthit –
clarinet
The clarinet is a musical instrument in the woodwind family. The instrument has a nearly cylindrical bore and a flared bell, and uses a single reed to produce sound.
Clarinets comprise a family of instruments of differing sizes and pitches ...
(3), clarinet arrangements (3), saxophone (6)
* Chris McDonald – trombone (6)
* Mike Haynes – trumpet (6)
*
The Nashville String Machine
Nashville String Machine is a musical collective comprising session musicians, based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Members of the group have been credited on records dating from 1972 to the present, although the group was formally formed ...
– strings
* Molly Felder – backing vocals
* Adrian Bourgeois – additional backing vocals
* Mary Ann Bourgeois – additional backing vocals (8)
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Clay Crosse
Clay Crosse (born Walter Clayton Crossnoe, February 11, 1967) is a contemporary Christian music artist. He has won four GMA Dove Awards, and is probably best known for the single "I Surrender All."
Music career
Clay Crosse grew up in Memphis, Te ...
– additional backing vocals (8)
Production
* Produced by Brent Bourgeois
* Co-produced, Engineered and Mixed by Craig Hansen
* A&R Direction – Lynn Keesecker
* Assistant Engineers – Tim Coyle, Joe Hayden and Shane Wilson.
* Mix Assistant – Tim Coyle
* Recorded at The Sound Kitchen and Deer Valley Studio (Franklin, TN); re:think Studio and Javelina Recording Studio (Nashville, TN).
* Mixed at The Sound Kitchen
* Mastered by Ken Love at MasterMix (Nashville, TN).
* Photography – Matthew Barnes
* Design – Gina R. Binkley
* Stylist – Christiév Carothers
* Hair and Make-up – Melanie Shelley
Charts
References
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1996 albums
Cindy Morgan (singer) albums